Deborah Tonnette Hicks, FNP-C
NPI 1891188850ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Hickory, NC
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Emergeortho PA, practicing in Hickory, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $847,649 for 7,387 claims, against $106,289 paid for services in 2024. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,876 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Caldwell Memorial Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1891188850 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 13, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 17, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 17, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | A092401 | IA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 140 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 8,356 across 16 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $106,289 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 7,387 · 7,724 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 539 |
| Total drug cost | $847,649 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Emergeortho PALeland, NC · 731 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC
- Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC
- Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,876 · 45 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$963.60 · 31 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $682.36 | 11 |
| Forte Bio-Pharma LLC | $628.83 | 18 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | $134.70 | 3 |
| Tonix Medicines, Inc. | $94.25 | 1 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $83.20 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,602 · 42 payments
- Travel and Lodging$228.86 · 2 payments
- Education$45.00 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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